Musician Jack Alexander dies aged 77

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Jack and Tom Alexander after picking up their MBEs in 2005David Cheskin/PA

Nick Drainey

Published at 12:01AM, November 4 2013

Jack Alexander, the musician who performed across the world in a double act with his brother, Tom, has died, aged 77. He was being treated in the Ayrshire Hospice, Ayr after suffering a stroke last month.

The Alexander Brothers, originally from Cambusnethan in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, were among Scotland’s best-loved entertainers and performed for more than 50 years. Their biggest hit was Nobody’s Child, in 1964.

They recorded more than 30 albums, the first entitled Highland Fling, and toured Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand. Both brothers were appointed MBE in